can not browse using "WWW" prefix

I think i'm the only with this problem. When I try to browse my site with the "www" prefix, images and certain pages doesn't work. But if I use: http://ip.address or http://domain.com, it's all peachy. I don't know what the problem is. This isn't inherent with this install only. I have the same problem with my win/apache setup. If I can provide any more information to help me solve this, please ask. I would like to finally put the problem to rest after not finding a solution for 2months now.

I have a dynamic IP so I configured my registrar DNS setting to reflect ZoneEdit DNS servers. ZoneEdit is where I configured my A Record and Aliases (CNAME). Then I have my windows/unix zone client update my IP to ZoneEdit and it automatically changes my IP.

Having giving you this informarmation, does this mean I don't need to run my own DNS server? I have no expereince with BIND, so ZoneEdit is what I would preffer. So I don't break anything in ISPConfig, is it okay to change the default apache hpptd.conf file to my requirements?

No, you don't need to run your own DNS server if you can manage your domains somewhere else.

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That's great to know. It's one less service I have to manage. By the way, this is a pet project and I'm not hosting clients. I have 3 or 4 low bw domains that I own and would like to run here on my virtual fedora.

But why do you want to edit your httpd.conf, it has nothing to do with DNS?

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That show you how much I know. httpd.conf is the only place I know where I can add and config ServerName and ServerAlias right? If not, can you point me in the right direcion? I think I can mangae from there.

That show you how much I know. httpd.conf is the only place I know where I can add and config ServerName and ServerAlias right? If not, can you point me in the right direcion? I think I can mangae from there.

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If you have domain.com and www.domain.com either under ServerName or ServerAlias in the vhost container of your web site in the Apache configuration, then all you have to do is to set up proper DNS records for domain.com and www.domain.com. Since domain.com is working for you I guess you have to set up an A record for www.domain.com pointing to your ISPConfig system.

If domain.com or www.domain.com are not in ServerName or ServerAlias then go to the web site in ISPConfig and enter domain.com/www.domain.com under Co-Domains.

I am utterly lost as I have no idea where to go edit the ServerName or ServerAlias. Should I check the httpd.conf or ZoneEdit or my Registrar? ISPConfig is somewhat useless at the moment because the links on the right points to http://www and the content in the main body shows a 404 on most of the pages I try to enter.

Note: People outside my network can access both http://domain.com and http://www.domain.com just fine. It's only that I can't access with www prefix. This is making me nuts

I think i'm getting somewhere falko. I added the fallowing entry in my windows HOSTS file (in bold). I can access ISPConfig without any errors. Now my question is, Is this the "proper" way to configure? Or is this just a work around? I would like to configure it the proper way.

Ok, I think I have an idea why this happens. Say your router has the internet IP address 81.82.83.84 and a local IP address 192.168.2.1 (you're using the local net 192.168.2.0). When external users try to access www.domain.com, the DNS server tells them it's 81.82.83.84, they go to your router, and your router does port forwarding to 192.168.2.100. Everything's fine.

When you do this from your local network, when you reach the router, I think the router decides that you're already in the local network and that there's no need for port forwarding, so you don't see www.domain.com...

Is this the "proper" way to configure? Or is this just a work around? I would like to configure it the proper way.

I think I fixed it myself. But will it cause problems from browsing outside the network? I also maintain 3 other FQDN. Can I also add the domain names in the line 192.168.2.100? Will doing so complicate things?

Ok, now this is really getting on my nerves. I have 4 domains set up on ispc installed in Breezy Badger. The main domain with it's own IP address 192.168.2.100 works with and without the www prefix. I have 3 other domains under IP address 192.168.2.101. All but 1 domain works! The rest of the domains will either get a connection refused or it will load the default domain on IP 192.168.2.100. I don't really understand what's going on.

Can you please tell me how to set up the DNS for puters inside the network?

Ok, now this is really getting on my nerves. I have 4 domains set up on ispc installed in Breezy Badger. The main domain with it's own IP address 192.168.2.100 works with and without the www prefix. I have 3 other domains under IP address 192.168.2.101. All but 1 domain works! The rest of the domains will either get a connection refused or it will load the default domain on IP 192.168.2.100. I don't really understand what's going on.

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Please post the output of

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netstat -tap

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Can you please tell me how to set up the DNS for puters inside the network?

About the links for creating an internal DNS. It seams a bit of an overkill to have to install from the how-to's just to be able to access the webserver internally. What I can't seam to grasp is why it is so easy to be able to add the domains in the windows hosts file, yet almost impossible to duplicate on Linux.

About the links for creating an internal DNS. It seams a bit of an overkill to have to install from the how-to's just to be able to access the webserver internally. What I can't seam to grasp is why it is so easy to be able to add the domains in the windows hosts file, yet almost impossible to duplicate on Linux.

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But you can't put the domains in /etc/hosts on the server and then expect the clients to know where the domains are. You have to put the domains in each clients hosts file, not on the server. Or do I misunderstand something?